Cigarette holder



1,627,463 y 1927- M.-J. RUSSAK C IGARETTE HOLDER Filed Nov. 28, 1925WITNESSES IN VENTOR ATTORNEYS Patented May 3, 1927.

MICHAEL J. RUSSAK, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CIGARETTE HOLDER.

Application filed November 28, 1925.

This invention relates to cigarette holders. Some of the objects of thepresent invention are to provide a cigarette holder capable of beingsupported on a finger of the hand and which will also support acigarette in a manner in which a person will have thebenefit of thetaste of the tobacco of the cigarette by being able to bring one end ofthe ciga rette directly between the lips; to provide a cigarette holdercapable of being supported on a finger of the hand which will permit ofthe free use of all of the fingers o the hand; to provide a device withwhic 1 cigarettes may be smoked without discoloring the finers withnicotine; and to provide a cigarette older which is simple ofconstruction, comparatively convenient to use, and which is inexpensive.

The nature of the invention and its distinguishing features andadvantages will appear when the following specification is read inconjunction with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a View illustrating the device of the present inventionsupported on a finger of a hand with a cigarette held thereby.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view ;taken substan tially on the line 22 of Fig.1 and looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Referring now more particularly to the views of the drawing it will beapparent that the device of the present invention includes a supportingmeans 10 which includes a finger gripper 11, and a cigarette gripper 12.The supporting means 10 and the finger gripper 11, in the presentembodiment, is produced by utilizing a single piece of materialpreferably of metal, which is cut, bent, and formed to provide asupporting member 13 havin a jaw 14 at one end in a ring-like memberaving relatively flexible portions 15 which constitute the gripper 11.Slightly above the juncture between the ring-like finger gripper 11 andthe supporting member 13 is a pair of apertured lugs 16 on the member13. The cigarette gripper 12 beside the jaw 14 will include a jaw 17formed at one end of a member 18 which is substantially similar in shapeto the member 13 and Serial No. 71,984.

pivot pin 20 by virtue of which the member 18 is movable toward and awayfrom the member 13. It will, therefore, be understood that due to thefact that the member 18 is movable toward and away from the member 13the jaw 17 will also be movable toward and away from the jaw 14. Thejaws 14 and 17 are slightly curved so as to conform to the sides of acigarette which will be held between the same as shownin the drawing.The jaw 17 is constantly urged toward the jaw 14 by a means in the formof a coil spring 21 which encircles the pivot pin 20 which has one endthereof in engagement with the lower end of the member 18, as at 22, andthe oppositeend of the spring is in engagement with the member 13, as at23. In order to effect the movement of the member 18 and, therefore, itsjaw 17 away from the jaw 14 there is provided a lever 24 whose pivot iscarried by one of the portions 15. One end of the lever has an angularlydisposed portion 25 which is disposed between the members 13 and 18, andsaid lever also has a manipulating portion 26.

The device of the present invention is used in the manner presently tobe described. The finger gripper 11 is applied in gripping enagementwith a finger, preferably the fore- 'nger of the left hand, which willsupport the device so that a cigarette may be arranged between the jaws14 and 17, and this is accomplished by manipulating the portion 26 withthe thumb to cause the jaw 17 to move away from the jaw 14 far enough sothat a cigarette may be arranged between the aws 14 and 17. Themanipulating portion 26 is then released, whereupon the spring 21functions immediately to cause the member 18 to move toward the member13, and as a result the jaw 17 will coact with the jaw 14 to hold thecigarette, indicated at C, conveniently accessible. It is to be notedthat the cigarette will be supported transversely with respect to theforefinger of the hand, as shown most clearly in Fig. 1.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that a cigarette may be supportedto be smoked in a manner in which a person will have the benefit of thetaste by direct contact of the lips with one end of a cigarette; thatthe cigarette will be held so that a person will have the use of all ofthe fingers of the hand; and that the fingers will not be discoloredwith nicotine due to the indirect manner in which the cigarette is heldby a first member, means acting on the pivoted finger of the band.member constantly urging the jaw thereon What I claim is: toward the jawon the other member, and A cigarette holder comprising a substanlevermeans carried by the clip for effecting 5 tially U-shaped spring clipfor supporting the movement of the pivoted member to move the holder ona finger of ahand, a member its jaw away from the other jaw. having ajaw integral with the clip, a memher having a jaw pivotally connected tosaid MICHAEL J. RUSSAK.

